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Echo Newspaper welcomes concise letters from readers. a decisive election victory to credibility and transparency, safety.” Wine, whose real name is Robert Letters must carry the win a sixth term. The country’s after scores of requests for Museveni argued in the campaign Kyagulanyi, has said he has video full name and address of election commission announced accreditation to monitor the that his long experience makes proof of voting fraud that he will the sender. Letters must the results on Saturday, but his election were denied. him a good leader and promised share once internet connections conform to the laws of main rival Bobi Wine denounced The United States and an to keep delivering stability and are restored. Botswana and to the Press Council of Botswana’s Code the results as fraudulent and African election monitoring progress. He told Reuters on Saturday that Of Ethics. Letters will also be urged citizens to reject them. group complained of election Wearing his signature hat and his campaign has evidence that edited for length, libel and Ugandan opposition leader Bobi irregularities. speaking from his rural home the military forced people at language. Wine’s party said on Sunday that Britain said it was concerned by on Saturday evening, Museveni gunpoint to vote for Museveni it was preparing to challenge a national internet shutdown criticised “the elite” for problems and engaged in ballot stuffing President ’s that began the day before the with the national education and and other rigging. election victory and condemned vote, and that it said constrained health systems and noted that The electoral commission said what it called the house arrest freedoms and “clearly limited the Uganda has surplus supplies of on Friday that under Ugandan of Wine and his wife. transparency of the elections”. sugar, milk and maize. law, the burden of proof rested “We have evidence of ballot In a statement, British Minister Reprising a familiar refrain, he with Wine. stuffing and other forms of for Africa James Duddridge said he is not in government The Africa Elections Watch election malpractice and after also called for concerns about to enjoy a good life, which he coalition, which deployed 2,000 putting it together we are going the election process to be has as a farmer, but rather to observers in 146 districts, said to take all measures that the investigated. address historical challenges. in a statement that they had Read more Echo law permits to challenge this Wine, a 38-year-old singer- The government banned all observed irregularities, including stories on our fraud,” Maathias Mpuuga of turned-lawmaker who had social media and messaging the late opening of most polling Facebook page by Wine’s National Unity Party rallied young Ugandans behind apps on Tuesday. On Wednesday stations, missing ballot papers, said on Sunday. his call for political change, called it ordered the internet shut off and illegally opened ballot boxes. scanning the QR The 76-year-old Museveni, in the results a “complete fraud”. and has not yet restored it. The African Union also sent an code below with power since 1986 and one of “It’s an election that was taken After the results were announced, observer mission but had no your mobile phone Africa’s longest-serving leaders, over by the military and the many neighbourhoods in comment yet on the vote. dismissed the allegations of police,” he said in a phone normally bustling Kampala The U.S. State Department’s fraud in an evening address to interview from inside his home were unusually quiet as nightfall top diplomat for Africa, Tibor the nation, saying Thursday’s in the capital, Kampala, which approached. Soldiers and police Nagy, said in a tweet on Saturday election may turn out to be the was surrounded by soldiers who who had patrolled throughout that the “electoral process has “most cheating free” in Uganda’s he said had forbidden him from the day remained on the streets been fundamentally flawed”. history. leaving. in large numbers, witnesses said. He cited fraud reports, denial The Electoral Commission said “It further exposes how “These gunmen are all over of accreditation to observers, final counts showed Museveni dictatorial the Museveni and they are ready to kill,” said violence and harassment of won 5.85 million votes, or 58.6%, regime is,” added Wine, who Innocent Mutambi, 26, a welder. opposition members, and the while Wine had 3.48 million campaigned to end what he “I am sure what they announced arrest of civil society activists. votes (34.8%). called widespread corruption. is false, but right now we can’t The campaign was marked by a “It’s a mockery of democracy.” take them on, they will kill us.” (Reuters.) Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 Echo Report 3 4 Echo Report Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020

commission has been the urged to authenticate Covid 19 investigating the honeybee pharmacy business deal since august last year. Chikuse has also advised Vaccine before use on citizens the ACC not to disappoint the general public by again turning With the focus for many the view that transparency in to be the first to access the He adds that Journalists face themselves into witnesses for countries now on securing the the entire process will help to covid-19 vaccination in an effort the danger of contracting the the accused should the case be Covid-19 vaccines for their discount various conspiracy to convince other journalists virus in their routine assignments established as was witnessed citizens, following the recent theories circulating on social in the country to follow suit on a daily basis and must the last time the former health global spike in the number cases media suggesting that the to ensure protection against access the vaccine to ensure minister first which have led to fresh lock covid-19 vaccine destined for the virus. no media personnel are lost to appeared in court on corruption downs, a general concern on the Africa is meant for population ZUJ Vice President Alex the pandemic. And Governance allegations. safety of the approved Vaccines. control purposes and not to Basopo has told phoenix news Activist Leslie Chikuse has In an interview with phoenix In Zambia, a governance activist protect people against the that social media claims and advised the Anti-Corruption news, Chikuse wonders why Reuben Lifuka has implored pandemic. conspiracy theories surrounding Commission -ACC- to expedite ACC has taken this long to government to authenticate In an interview with Phoenix the covid-19 vaccine remain investigations into the US$17 investigate the matter when the covid-19 vaccine before News, Lifuka has warned unsubstantiated hence the million medical supplies it did not take long the public administering it on its citizens. against making it mandatory to need for journalists in Zambia scandal involving Honey Bee accounts committee hearing He further called on government administer the vaccine to citizens to be vaccinated so that they Pharmacy now that there is to establish an alleged case of on a comprehensive sensitisation saying this might raise other are protected as they execute enough evidence on the matter corruption in the whole deal. campaign to provide citizens with suspicions with the diminishing their duties. as was revealed by the Public He notes that the fact that the right information regarding confidence in the country’s Basopo says the entire ZUJ Accounts Committee -PAC- the Ministry of Health has also the safety of individuals after ministry of health following Executive is available to be the hearing recently. started recalling the medical getting vaccinated. the recent honeybee defective first recipients of the vaccine to supplies by HoneyBee Pharmacy This comes after the Ministry of condoms and drugs scandal. set an example for other media On Wednesday, ACC Public should itself act as evidence. Health disclosed that Zambia will Meanwhile, the Zambia Union practitioners to follow suit and Relations Manager Timothy next month receive the first batch of Journalists -ZUJ- has pledged discredit the unfounded theories. moono revealed that the (Phoenix News) of covid-19 vaccines and the first to be vaccinated will be those at high risk of contracting the virus among them, journalists, health workers, the elderly and those operating at the county’s borders. The activist emphasised the need for transparency in the procurement process, to get the vaccine from a reputable intermediary or direct from the manufacturers and avoid using untested entities with no reputation if government is to earn the trust of the Zambian people. This has been a view by many in Africa, where the safety of vaccines has been questioned. Lifuka who is also former Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- President is of Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 Echo Report 5

sector to foster smart and digital Turkana wind power project, the 2021 will be critical in the fight power infrastructure in African largest in Sub-Saharan Africa,” countries. Such an improvement Adesina said. would boost energy efficiency The Bank expects to invest against COVID-19 and climate and facilitate energy access for $10 billion in the energy sector all local communities.” over the next five years, Adesina Reiterating that the African said. One of its flagship projects change’ – UN Secretary- Development Bank will no longer is the $20 billion Desert-to- finance coal projects, Adesina Power program, which strives said the Bank had prioritized to build the largest solar zone General António Guterres renewables as the mainstay of in the world in the Sahel and its Light Up and Power Africa to provide electricity to some African Development Bank times the current pace to achieve to bring the benefits of clean strategic priority, as a result of 250 million people. President Akinwumi Adesina on targets set out in Paris Agreement affordable and resilient power which the share of renewable “When we light up and power Monday joined world leaders to on climate change. He called for to the world,” Sharma said. energy in the Bank’s power Africa – based on an energy discuss the global transition to enhanced global cooperation to generation investments now mix aligned to a low carbon clean power as part of a green boost innovation and economies Di Maio, whose government stands at 80%. transition and prioritizing recovery and identify actions of scale. co-hosted Monday’s event, said “The Bank has been at the renewable energy sources – we that can be taken to support this. “This is our moment in history a clean energy transition “must forefront of transformative will achieve a more economically The virtual COP26 Roundtable to make those vital decisive be a universal goal in the interests renewable energy projects in prosperous Africa,” on Clean Power Transition, under and positive choices so that of the entire international Africa, including large-scale (Adesina said.) the theme “Achieving a rapid we can protect the future of community.” concentrated solar projects in shift to green, affordable and our planet and our peoples. So, “Italy has been working with Morocco – one of the largest resilient power systems” was let’s continue to work together international agencies and private in the world – and the Lake held amid growing recognition that climate change remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Participants included UN Secretary General António Guterres, COP26 President Alok Sharma, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, and representatives from governments, multilateral development banks, the private sector and international organisations. Guterres said the year ahead would be critical “not only in beating the COVID-19 pandemic but in meeting the climate challenge”. He said African countries in particular were vulnerable and renewed his call for developed nations to fulfill their longstanding pledge to provide $100 billion a year for developing countries to support both climate mitigation and adaptation. “Huge amounts of money have been earmarked for the COVID-19 recovery and stimulus measures. But sustainable investments are still not being prioritized,” Guterres said. “We must invest in the future of affordable renewable energy for all people, everywhere.” These discussions have gained an added urgency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strained fiscal resources that are available to cope with global crises. The accelerated transition to green, affordable and resilient power systems has been identified as a top priority for COP26 under the presidency of the United Kingdom, which has established the Energy Transition Council to drive the transformation. One of the most direct impacts of the pandemic was the disruption it caused to the 2020 edition of the global climate change talks known commonly as COP, hosted annually by the United Nations. The event was postponed to November this year, when it is due to be held in Scotland. COP26 President Sharma said the global transition to clean power must move at least four 6 Business & Finance (SMME’s) Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 GEO Park Holdings (Pty) LTD

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critics argue the secondhand Secondhand clothing sales are booming - and may marketplace actually encourages excess consumption by expanding help solve the sustainability crisis in the fashion access to cheap clothing. Our latest research supports industry this possibility. We interviewed A massive force is reshaping reduced their consumption of maritime industries combined. increases the number of owners young American women who the fashion industry: secondhand nonessential items like clothing, And approximately 20% of water an item will have, extending its regularly use digital platforms like clothing. According to a new but are buying more quality pollution across the globe is the life – something that has been Poshmark. They saw secondhand report, the U.S. secondhand garments over cheap, disposable result of wastewater from the dramatically shortened in the clothing as a way to access both clothing market is projected to attire. production and finishing of age of fast fashion. (Worldwide, cheap goods and ones they more than triple in value in the For clothing resellers, the textiles. in the past 15 years, the average ordinarily could not afford. They next 10 years - from $28bn in 2019 ongoing economic contraction Consumers have become more number of times a garment is worn did not see it as an alternative to $80 billion in 2029 - in a U.S. combined with the increased aware of the ecological impact before it’s trashed has decreased model of consumption or a way market currently worth $379bn. interest in sustainability has proven of apparel production and are by 36%.) to decrease dependence on new In 2019, secondhand clothing to be a winning combination. more frequently demanding High-quality clothing traded in clothing production. expanded 21 times faster than Less than 1% of materials used apparel businesses expand their the secondhand marketplace also Whatever the consumer motive, conventional apparel retail did. to make clothing are currently commitment to sustainability. retains its value over time, unlike increasing the reuse of clothing is Even more transformative is recycled to make new clothing, Buying secondhand clothing cheaper fast-fashion products. a big step toward a new normal in secondhand clothing’s potential to a $500bn annual loss for the could provide consumers a way Thus, buying a high-quality the fashion industry, though its dramatically alter the prominence fashion industry. The textile to push back against the fast- secondhand garment instead potential to address sustainability of fast fashion – a business model industry produces more carbon fashion system. of a new one is theoretically an woes remains to be seen. characterised by cheap and emissions than the airline and Buying secondhand clothing environmental win. But some . (Bizcommunity.) disposable clothing that emerged in the early 2000s, epitomised by brands like H&M and Zara. Fast fashion grew exponentially over the next two decades, significantly altering the fashion landscape by producing more clothing, distributing it faster and encouraging consumers to buy in excess with low prices. While fast fashion is expected to continue to grow 20% in the next 10 years, secondhand fashion is poised to grow 185%. As researchers who study clothing consumption and sustainability, we think the secondhand clothing trend has the potential to reshape the fashion industry and mitigate the industry’s detrimental environmental impact on the planet. The secondhand clothing market is composed of two major categories, thrift stores and resale platforms. But it is the latter that has largely fueled the recent boom. Secondhand clothing has long been perceived as worn out and tainted, mainly sought by bargain or treasure hunters. However, this perception has changed, and now many consumers consider secondhand clothing to be of identical or even superior quality to unworn clothing. A trend of “fashion flipping” – IT’S TIME TO MAKE YOUR MARK or buying secondhand clothes and reselling them – has also IN THE WORLD OF DIAMONDS emerged, particularly among young consumers. Step up and shine with the world’s leading Thanks to growing consumer demand and new digital platforms diamond company and jewellery brand like Tradesy and Poshmark that facilitate peer-to-peer exchange of everyday clothing, the digital #SL A 2 0 2 0 / 2 1 resale market is quickly becoming the next big thing in the fashion industry. The market for secondhand luxury goods is also substantial. Retailers like The RealReal or the Vestiaire Collective provide a digital marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, where people buy and sell designer labels such as www.shininglightsawards.com Twitter: @ShiningLightAwd Facebook: shininglightsawards Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermès. The market value of this sector reached $2bn in 2019. The secondhand clothing trend also appears to be driven by affordability, especially now, during the Covid-19 economic crisis. Consumers have not only 8 Business & Finance Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020

manufacturing value chain for purposes of localization. China’s trade agreements with Africa has been through different vehicles some include; Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT), Double Tax Treaties (DTA) and most recently through the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI represents a global framework for economic integration that could dramatically reduce the costs of moving goods, services and people across borders while making possible multi-country production networks across its land and sea corridors. China’s burgeoning trade and investment with Africa is unbalanced with a large concentration pivoted towards certain sectors of the economy and nations with high natural resources specifically China-Africa Trade Corridor – A commodities like oil, copper. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commodity prices New Chapter has led to African nations reviewing their reliance on of creating opportunities to has led to the introduction of However, with the removal commodities and accelerating By Emmanuel Allottey accelerate intra-Africa trade, policies and interventions to of tariffs from 90% of goods, economic diversification grow local businesses, create nurture and develop domestic allowing free access to initiatives to build a resilient China is currently Africa’s jobs and increase infrastructure manufacturing. commodities, goods, and economy. largest trading partner and development on the continent. African businesses have services across the continent African nations are at with the implementation of According to reports, trade benefited from the low-cost through the AfCFTA will redefine crossroads, on one hand the the new African Continental between China and Africa fell by import of manufactured goods the competitive advantage of coronavirus pandemic has Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) 14% to $41 billion in the first three from China, allowing them importing from China and open created an unprecedented from January 1, 2021 this stands months of 2020 compared to the to cut their expenses as well the opportunity to source and economic decline threatening to change. The AfCFTA brings same period in 2019, albeit due as inputs in their production manufacture at a pan-African to reverse years of progress and together 54 African countries to the impact of the coronavirus process. African producers scale. Furthermore, African on the other the AfCFTA creating with a combined gross domestic on manufacturing output. The have exploited the advantage governments are implementing new opportunities which will product of more than $3,4 deterioration in economic of low-cost Chinese inputs in programmes to build and support redefine the next chapter in trillion with the objective activity in African economies their production process. SMME participation in the trade agreements with China.

in the world. For the German automotive The automotive and logistics industry, Africa is becoming sector holds a key position due more and more important not to its sustainable value creation only as an export destination in supplier networks, assembly but also as a local production plants, distribution structures site: In recent years, German and pan-African trade relations. automotive manufacturers and And it offers great potential for suppliers have made increasing innovation, growth and jobs. The investments not only in the motorisation rate in Africa is just established markets of the 45 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants, Mahgreb region and South Africa which is significantly below the but also in future markets such global average of 203 per 1000. as Ghana and Rwanda. In 2019, the total volume of new vehicles sold in the African The untapped demand from market (passenger cars) was Africa is coupled with a steady 869,000 vehicles. Africa has rise in consumer spending, great potential as a market and which has risen over the past production location for the few years at an annual rate of German automotive industry. 10%. The estimated sales forecast German auto industry In 2019, 62,000 passenger cars for new light vehicles in Africa were exported from Germany will be 1.8 million in 2027. This to Africa. 49% of these went to is a doubling compared to the South Africa, the most important market volume of 2019. strengthens ties with Africa market in Africa. VDA and AAAM strongly In 2019, 355,000 passenger support the industrialisation on The German Association it is in the interest of German for manufacturers and suppliers. cars were sold in South Africa, the African continent by sharing of the Automotive Industry development policy to improve with German OEMs accounting their industry knowledge, by (VDA) recently partnered local prospects by involving Equally important is supporting for 34% or 119,000 cars. creating platforms for exchange with the African Association the private sector and to create the development of local supply Total passenger car production and by building bridges between of Automotive Manufacturers sustainable jobs and sustainable and value chains. In addition in Africa in 2019 was around countries and between public (AAAM) as part of the Partner mobility in partner countries. to stakeholder management 787,000 units. 44% of the total and private institutions. Africa project of the German For the VDA, cooperation with and partnerships, topics such car production in Africa took Furthermore, Africa is expected Federal Ministry for Economic Africa focuses on the following as promoting training and place with 349,000 units in to play an increasing role in Cooperation and Development priorities: expanding the employment are also part of South Africa. German OEMs producing and exporting (BMZ). sustainability strategy beyond the comprehensive programme. have steadily expanded their renewable energy. Therefore, The partnership-based products and production to Africa has in some countries production in South Africa in a reliable trade framework cooperation between VDA and include energy sources, fast-growing economies with recent years. Compared to 2010, between Africa and Europe is AAAM is mutually beneficial: such as e-fuels, and digital a young, growing population their production has increased needed. Also, within Africa trade in cooperation with local and mobility solutions. In addition, and rapid rates of urbanisation by 44%to 317,000 passenger cars relations should be eased and regional structures it helps the strengthening the development along with very low rates of in 2019. This means that 91% intensified. automotive industry to improve partnership, increasing trade motorisation. By 2035, the of passenger car production in access to sometimes difficult volume and investment, and continent is expected to have South Africa is carried out by (Bizcommunity.) markets and at the same time further opening market access the largest labour force potential German manufacturers. Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 9 Echo Report

Looking at Bobi Wine and how he has shaken up Ugandan politics Regardless of how Ugandans himself to be a skilled politician Since being elected, Bobi Wine unabated throughout the young people can, therefore, decide to vote in the January who has successfully built a has been arrested countless current campaign. In addition, easily identify with Bobi Wine, 14 presidential elections, the strong political movement times. He has never been campaign rallies have been who grew up in the Kampala incumbent Yoweri Museveni from scratch. convicted on any of the charges. restricted and the government ghetto of Kamwokya. Like him, will most likely be declared the Within his first two years in Some of his movement’s has met opposition supporters they have only known life under winner. Museveni has ruled the office, he forged a reputation members and supporters with deadly force on multiple Museveni. He was not even four country for five consecutive as a principled and fearless have been killed, sometimes occasions. Most tragically, when Museveni first came to terms. He has historically been opponent of Museveni’s in suspicious circumstances. following Bobi Wine’s arrest power in 1986. able to manipulate elections in policies. He was a leading Many have been arrested. in mid-November, nationwide Bobi Wine has skilfully his favour, because he controls voice against the president’s Perhaps most notoriously, in protests erupted during which appealed to this demographic. Uganda’s military, judiciary ultimately successful effort August 2018, as he campaigned state security forces killed at He frames his political movement and Electoral Commission with to remove presidential age for a fellow independent least 54 people. in generational terms: the an iron fist. limits from the constitution. candidate in a by-election in In response to these abuses, “Facebook generation”, Throughout this electoral He also led protests against the Arua in northwestern Uganda, in early January, Bobi Wine and which he represents against campaign, however, the government’s proposed tax on Bobi Wine and at least 35 of two other co-claimants filed the “entrenched interests of long-standing Ugandan social media in July 2018. his political associates were a 47-page complaint to the the ‘Facelift generation’” of the president has been upstaged Over the course of that same arrested following dubious International Criminal Court Museveni regime. He has been by a formidable young year, he endorsed opposition reports that Museveni’s against Museveni and nine of able to speak to – and articulate challenger: popular musician- candidates who went on to win motorcade had been stoned. his regime’s security officials, – the deep sense of anger and turned-parliamentarian four consecutive parliamentary That same night the opposition accusing them of gross human grievance that young Ugandans Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi by-elections. leader’s driver, Yasin Kawuma, rights violations dating back feel towards the Museveni Wine. Since being elected as By 2018, he had created a was murdered with a bullet to 2018. regime. In so doing, Uganda’s a Member of Parliament in political pressure group called that Bobi Wine believes was Uganda’s changing “Ghetto President” has come to 2017, the 38-year-old leader People Power, Our Power. intended for him. demographics have a great be the face and voice of young of the National Unity Platform When the government blocked In the aftermath of these deal to do with Bobi Wine’s people’s collective desire for has become the new face of its registration as a formal arrests, the Kyadondo East electoral appeal. The East generational political change. Uganda’s opposition. political party, Bobi Wine MP was charged with treason African country of 46.5 million In the final weeks of the Bobi Wine has repeatedly outmanoeuvred the Electoral and possession of illegal people has one of the world’s campaign, Museveni derided been underestimated by Commission by aligning himself firearms. Over his next ten youngest populations, with a Bobi Wine as a populist government supporters and with a smaller, pre-existing days in custody, he was beaten median age of 16.7. Just over one politician. If Bobi Wine’s brand critics since he first ran for one, which he re-christened so brutally by government in five Ugandans are between of generational populism proves parliament. He was forced to as the National Unity Platform. security forces that he could not the ages of 15 and 24 and 77% successful, its repercussions run as an independent after the Almost immediately more than stand, sit or walk. He eventually of the country’s population is could be felt across Africa. two major opposition parties, 20 MPs left more established sought treatment for his injuries under the age of 30. It could serve as a model for the Forum for Democratic opposition parties to join his in the US. Although these young people opposition politicians who Change and the Democratic party. International outrage at have benefited from reforms to are operating in countries Party, turned him away. The Museveni regime this incident has not stopped public education introduced with similar demographic He nevertheless easily responded to his early successes the Museveni regime from by the Museveni regime, they characteristics and facing many won the by-election in the by repeatedly blocking him from escalating its tactics of see little hope for the future. of the same political obstacles. Kyandondo East constituency holding concerts and banning repression during this election By some estimates, youth within Kampala with 78% of the the public from wearing People cycle. unemployment in Uganda is (TheConversation.) vote. Since then, he has proved Power’s trademark red berets. The arrests have continued as high as 70%. Frustrated 10 Conservation Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation Human-wildlife conflict is a project was established in 2007 against its use as a conservation caused by leopards and hyenas Another example is the Payment complex issue globally. Whether on the edge of Lake Mburo intervention, however. quickly outstripped the funds for Presence scheme in Sweden, it’s mountain gorillas stealing National Park to stop cattle and In Kenya, for example, there is available. The number of claims which paid reindeer herders to bananas from farmers on the goat farmers from killing spotted some evidence that compensation for cattle, goat and sheep losses tolerate wolverine reproduction. edge of Bwindi National Park in hyenas and leopards. payments helped to reduce the more than tripled between 2014 Herders would continue to Uganda, or a pack of grey wolves These species are important killings of lions on the Kuku and 2018 when compared to receive payments regardless raiding a cattle pen in western tourism draw cards in the region. Group Ranch. There were six 2009-2013. of livestock losses. This led to a Montana, thousands of people In 2018 alone, 1,585 people lions killed in the compensation This was a challenge to wolverine population recovery. navigate their lives alongside purchased a night game drive period against 51 in the non- sustainability of the scheme. In the Amboseli ecosystem unwanted neighbours daily. permit for leopard viewing compensation period. Similarly, In our study we also found that in southern Kenya, a system This forced coexistence in the park, which generated a wolf damage compensation more than 60% of all livestock exists where lion guardians are creates friction as it often pits US$47,550 in tourism fees for programme around Yellowstone losses occurred while livestock trained to mitigate conflict with people’s livelihoods against the Uganda Wildlife Authority. National Park in the US helped were in protective pens, or wildlife and to warn farming the conservation of threatened But large predators can cause to make attitudes of ranchers bomas. This suggests current communities when lions come species that are important to significant financial damage to more positive towards wolves protective bomas and livestock near their livestock. ecosystems and tourism. livestock farmers. Between 2003 and helped to reintroduce wolves management practices are not Such initiatives, especially For example, on the Kuku Group and 2006, at least 19 leopards in the region. very effective at reducing conflict when integrated with other Ranch – a farming and wildlife were killed on the boundary In contrast, a study in Wisconsin in the region. non-monetary schemes that ranch in Kenya – tourism brings of the park because of stock found that ranchers compensated address issues that communities in about US$400,000 in revenue raiding. Our data showed that for livestock losses attributed to What are the alternatives? prioritise, such as improved annually. But over a six-year spotted hyenas and leopards in wolves did not tolerate wolves Some community conservation livestock management, are period on the ranch, spotted this part of Uganda attacked at more when compared to a groups in Africa encourage gaining increased attention. hyenas and lions killed nearly least 1,102 cattle, goats and sheep sample of those who received the strengthening of livestock There is an opportunity for future 300 cows a year on average, in a 10-year period. no compensation. holding pens to protect livestock research to investigate schemes leading to a conflict where local Compensation for losses from Our own study in Uganda tracked from predators like hyenas and that address a wider range of herdsmen killed at least 51 lions. wildlife is an increasingly popular compensation payments over leopards. The Living Walls boma livelihood and cultural needs for This is important as lions are one conservation intervention. In time. It did not compare to a programme in the Maasai Steppe enabling humans and wildlife of the main flagship species for the 1980s on average there control group, so effectiveness of Tanzania, for example, was to co-exist sustainably. tourism in Africa. was just one study a year on was not directly measured. But 99% effective in preventing The livestock losses are compensation. In 2014, there it did show that compensation attacks by hyenas and lions on (TheConversation.) significant, considering 36% were 24. A recent review cautions payments for livestock attacks livestock over 10 years. of Kenyans live under the poverty line (US$1.90 a day). Even worse, these conflicts can sometimes lead to a loss of human life. To try to quell human-wildlife conflicts, many conservation organisations and governments have turned to financial compensation. By paying the victims of conflict, they aim to remove the incentive to kill or harm an animal when it kills livestock or damages crops. In our new study we examined one of these compensation schemes in southwest Uganda. The Mihingo Conservation and Community Development Fund Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 Echo Report 11

contends that the deadly unethical presidential spokesperson, Anthony President Lungu commended for behaviour portrayed by the Bwalya says Zambians must not be pharmacists who supported former hoodwinked by president Lungu’s sacking Health minister over corruption minister of health Chitalu Chilufya decision to fire Dr. Chilufya, as to subject people to substandard, it does nothing to remedy the Zambian President has that were involved in the negligent -ACC- to reconstitute corruption drugs, condoms and gloves should tragedy unprecedented government been commended by Transparency distribution of defective condoms investigations against Dr. Chilufya not go unpunished. sponsored criminal activities against International Zambia (TIZ) for his and gloves beyond the dismissal of and the Honeybee contract which He further called on the Zambia Zambians. decision to dismiss health Minister the Minister of Health. led to the distribution of defective Medicines and Regulatory Authority Bwalya claims that while Chilufya Dr Chitalu Chilufya in the wake of UPND Ndola District condoms and gloves to health –ZAMRA- to suspend the license has been relieved of his duties, the Honeybee Pharmacy scandal. Spokesperson David Mwanza has facilities. for honeybee pharmacy and for the the principal beneficiaries of the Lungu recently fired Chilufya further challenged president Lungu Meanwhile, Pharmacist Jerome new minister of health to constitute criminal activities at the ministry and replaced him with Bwana to ensure that the Zambia Medicines Kanyika, the whistleblower in the a directorate for pharmaceutical of health are the Mukubwa Member of parliament Dr Regulatory Authority -ZAMRA- and $17 million Ministry of Health and services at the ministry. He added hence the delay by the head of Jonas Chanda following a financial the Zambia Bureau of Standards honeybee pharmacy corruption that the sacking of Dr Chitalu state to relieve him of his duties scandal involving the supply of –ZABS-, among other oversight scandal is calling for the sacking Chilufya is good and should have as minister of health, following $17million worth of health kits institutions, are held accountable and revocation of licenses for all been done two years ago. a string of unending corruption which was unearthed by the for their part in the process that pharmacists that supported the He said latest action by ZAMRA incidences at the ministry, the Auditor General’s office and the put the lives of many Zambian’s deal. to recall the health kits more than latest being the $17million honeybee Parliamentary Accounts Committee in harm’s way. Kanyika who at the time of the three months after distribution is grand theft syndicate. took it up to query the ministry Zimba has further called for scandal served as Pharmaceutical a mockery to Zambians. (Phoenix News) and other government institutions the Anti-Corruption Commission Society of Zambia President In a related development, UPND charged with oversight roles in the health sector. It has been established that the supplier, honeybee pharmacy supplied defective condoms, surgical gloves, and fake medicine. TIZ Executive Director Maurice Nyambe has said the move is an important and necessary first step towards cleaning up the rot that appears to be deeply rooted at the ministry of health. Nyambe is ARE YOU A however hopeful that this will not CITIZEN OWNED be the only action in response to COMPANY? the Honeybee pharmacy scandal. 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Dr Mwabu has since commended President Lungu for taking action over the Ministry of Health scandal by firing the minister of health as the move will send positive and strong signals to all public service workers who betray public trust. Meanwhile, socialist party general secretary, Cosmas Musumali says the firing of Dr. Chilufya was long overdue due to high levels LEA BRANCH NETWORK LEA INCUBATORS of corruption and the putting of many lives in danger with impunity. 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In the wake of the Corona firm. As in any entrepreneurial Virus global pandemic many journey, she faced a lot of people resorted to harnessing trials and challenges which their passion to reduce the she persevered through. financial complications brought “The decision to start my about by the crisis. But what is own company was quite passion without purpose and revolutionary, I realize now direction? As an academic, that all the stumbling blocks, a PR professional and now I maneuvered through were to business woman, Bontle Lulu strengthen my character and Lesiapeto is a true reflection of resilience”, she said. living one’s passion, guided by Lesiapeto is today an acclaimed purpose and direction. Public Relations Consultant and Lesiapeto discovered her Social Media Content developer. passion for Public Relations She is the founding partner whilst she was pursuing of Brand Buzz and a Public her bachelor’s degree at the Relations enthusiast who uses University of Botswana. It her social media platforms was then that she realized her to educate and inform her potential and began to look for audience on PR related issues. ways to exploit it and lo and Her company Brand Buzz behold, this was the beginning seeks to help companies tell of her journey in PR. their story through effective While in University her sheer PR and Marketing strategies tenacity lead her to her first job that will help them thrive and as a Writer for a local newspaper create positive impacts in their and later a Public Relations respective industries. Intern position in one of the “Stories are what sells you to largest Advertising Agencies the world, how you tell your in Botswana. Lesiapeto reveals story determines how the world that she lives by the old adage views you. At BRAND BUZZ “be a student of life”, she we create relatable content explains this as opening oneself and strategies that invoke to limitless opportunities of conversations with intended growth and networking. audiences. We nurture those Her views on networking discussions into relationships, highlighted it as a necessity and eventually sales, by in one’s career development sharing great stories about and success. She related your business told through a story of how she met her the right type of content, former employer and mentor delivered at the right time through a networking event through the right channels. 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Europe was the main driver of Routes to/from Central America the weakness as new lockdowns were the most resilient as weighed on travel demand. governments reduced travel Asia-Pacific airlines’ November restrictions—especially traffic plunged by 95.0% quarantine requirements. compared to the year-ago November capacity was down period, which was barely 72.0%, while the load factor changed from the 95.3% decline dropped by 19.5 percentage in October. points to 62.7% – the highest The region continued to suffer by far among the regions, for from the steepest traffic declines a second consecutive month. for a fifth consecutive month. African airlines’ traffic sank Capacity dropped by 87.4%, by 76.7% in November, little while the load factor sank 48.4 changed from a 77.2% drop percentage points to 31.6%, in October, but the best the lowest among regions. performance among the European carriers saw an 87.0% regions. Capacity contracted decline in traffic in November 63.7%, and load factor fell 25.2 versus a year ago, worsened percentage points to 45.2%. from an 83% decline in October. Recovery in domestic demand, Capacity withered by 76.5%, which had been the relative with the load factor falling bright spot, also stalled, with by 37.4 percentage points to November domestic traffic 46.6%. down 41.0% compared to the Middle Eastern airlines’ prior year (it stood at 41.1% demand plummeted by 86.0% below the previous year’s level Global air travel demand in November year-to-year, in October). Capacity was 27.1% which was improved from an down on 2019 levels and, with 86.9% demand drop in October. the load factor dropping by 15.7 grinds to a halt in November Capacity fell 71.0%, with the percentage points to 66.6%. load factor declining by 37.9 Australia’s domestic traffic was The International Air Transport hardship for millions. Vaccines 70.6% year-to-year decline percentage points to 35.3%. down by 79.8% in November Association (IATA) has revealed offer a long-term solution. In recorded in October. November North American carriers compared to November a that recovery in global air the meantime, testing is the capacity was 58.6% below had an 83.0% traffic drop in year ago, improved from an passenger travel demand, best way that we see to stop previous year levels and load November, versus an 87.8% 84.4% decline in October, as which had been slowing since the spread of the virus and start factor fell 23.0 percentage decline in October. Capacity certain states opened up; but the Northern hemisphere’s economic recovery. How much points to 58.0%, which was dived 66.1%, while the load it continued to significantly summer travel season, came to more anguish do people need to a record low for the month. factor dropped 40.5 percentage lag other domestic markets. a full stop in November 2020. go through—job losses, mental International passenger points to 40.8%. India’s domestic traffic fell According to Alexandre de stress—before governments demand in November was Latin American airlines by 49.6% in November, an Juniac, IATA’s director-general will understand that?” 88.3% below November 2019, experienced a 78.6% demand improvement over a 55.6% and CEO, this is because IATA’s analysis found that the slightly worse than the 87.6% drop in November, compared decline in October, with more governments responded to total demand (measured in year-to-year decline recorded to the same month last year, improvement expected as more new outbreaks with even more revenue passenger kilometres in October. Capacity fell 77.4% improved from an 86.1% decline businesses reopen. severe travel restrictions and or RPKs) was down by 70.3% below previous year levels, in October year-to-year. quarantine measures. compared to November 2019, and load factor dropped 38.7 This was the strongest (Bizcommunity.) “Such measures increase virtually unchanged from the percentage points to 41.5%. improvement of any region. 14 Sports Echo Newspaper 18 JAN - 24 JAN 2020 CLASSIFIED ADS Call 3933805/6 To Advertise. Call 3933805/6 TAU J LEKORWE J

         

CAE NO. CHGB-002241-19 CAE NO. CHGB-002792-2020 In the matter between: In the matter between:

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED Plainti AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED t/a BancABC Plainti And And NONO EURNICE MOALOSI Defendant REBATHO MOILWA Defendant

         

BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to udgment granted in the aboe Honourable BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to udgment granted in the aboe Honourable Court on 29th August 2019, the efendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest Court on 8th December 2020, the efendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheri Omphemetse Peter Kaisara. bidder by Deputy Sheri Meshack Moshabi.

DATE: 26th February 2020 DATE: 27th February 2020 10.30 am TIME OF SALE: TIME OF SALE: 10.30 am Lot 62144, Gaborone PLACE OF SALE: PLACE OF SALE: 59752, Gaborone West Extension 48, Gaborone

piece of land being Lot 62144, Gaborone situated in the PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : piece of land being Lot 59752, Gaborone situated in the Gaborone Administratie istrict Measuring 400m (Four PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Gaborone est Etension 48 Measuring 435m (Four Hundred Hundred uare Meters) held under eed of Transfer and Thirty Fie uare Meters) held under eed of Transfer No.1438/2017 dated 11th uly 2017 made in faor of NONO No.1262/2012 dated 1st une 2012 made in faor of REBATHO EURNICE MOALOI with some deelopments therein being a 2 OTILE MOILA with some deelopments therein being a 3 bedroomed house open plan kitchen, toilet and bath combined, erandah, boundary wall, electric fence and sliding bedroomed house, sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, gate. screen wall and electric fence.

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BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to udgment granted in the aboe Honourable Court on 3rd September 2019, the efendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheri Omphemetse Peter Kaisara.

DATE OF SALE: 18th February 2021 VENUE: Tribal Lot 278, Modipane TIME: 10.30 am

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : piece of land being Tribal Lot 278, Modipane situated in the Bakgatla Tribal Territory Measuring 1169m(One Thousand One Hundred and ity Nine uare Meters) held under Notarial eed of Cession No. MA 923/2012 dated 29th November 2012 in faor of TSHEGOFATSO TSHOLOFELO NTEFO MOLEFI with some deelopments therein being a 2 bedroomed house (castle roof type), master en-suite, sitting room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom, car shade, guard room, screen wall, electric fence and sliding gate.

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with four teams in each group. England’s new signal system within The top two sides from each group will progress to the knock-out stage of the spirit of the game, says skipper competition. The competition will be played Interim CAF President took place at the Unity Palace fruitful talks with the leader Cameroon in particular and in the cities of Yaounde and Constant Omari led a delegation in Yaounde. of the country. in the world at large.” Limbe while Douala will host of football officials that The meeting was held just one “Delighted to meet today Infantino is in Cameroon to two groups at Japoma Stadium included g FIFA President day before the Central African with FIFA President Gianni attend the opening match of and Stade de la Reunification. Gianni Infantino to meet the country hosts the Total African Infantino on the eve of the the CHAN tournament which is The tournament started on President of Cameroon Paul Nations Championship (CHAN), opening of the 2020 Africa designed exclusively for home- Saturday 16th January and Beya on Friday Cameroon 2020. Nations Championship,” based players. will end on 7th February. The delegation, that also Infantino is visiting Cameroon President Biya wrote. Sixteen countries will be included African football legend for the first time, and together “We discussed the fighting for the title and have and CAF adviser Samuel Eto’o, with Omari and Eto’o held development of football in been drawn into four groups

“I’m not training and I don’t know the way forward because I’m doing everything on my own, trying to fight my battles,” he said last month. “My clothes are all over the world. I am changing places to stay, I am staying in (Paarl), my clothes are in PE (Port Elizabeth). I don’t know what is the way forward for me.” Manyonga’s Olympic silver medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 was a remarkable tale of triumph over adversity, with the athlete having previously admitted recreational drug addiction. He underwent rehabilitation and did not compete between 2012 and 2014. Manyonga was given an Athletics-Olympic silver medallist 18-month suspension by the sport’s world governing body in that period after testing positive Manyonga gets provisional suspensionfor the recreational drug tik - the local South African variant of crystal methamphetamine. Olympic long jump silver and could face up to two years athlete for failing to submit immediately available to After claiming Olympic medallist Luvo Manyonga has suspension if found guilty, their location ahead of time for comment. silver in Brazil, he won the been provisionally suspended which would rule him out of random out-of-competition The 30-year-old recently said gold medal in the 2017 world for anti-doping whereabouts the Olympic Games in Tokyo drug tests or failing to appear he had not trained for a year championships and took first failures, the Athletics Integrity that are scheduled to start on at a pre-arranged time for a amid a breakaway from his place at the Commonwealth Unit said on Friday. July 23. test three times in a 12-month agent and did not know when Games on Australia’s Gold The South African has been A Whereabouts Failure period. he would begin his programme Coast a year later. issued with a notice of charge charge can be laid against an Manyonga was not towards the Tokyo games. (Reuters.) THE AFRICAN STORY

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The COVID-19 pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

In recent years, some sports cost overruns for hosting the these projects often experience an anchor professional sports urban conditions, building facilities have been called Olympic Games. Much of this substantial cost overruns and team; examples include the temporary facilities that will “white elephants.” The term can be attributed to sport require ongoing maintenance in San Antonio, be deconstructed after events. dates back to ancient Asia facilities. that can be passed down to the Texas, and the Videotron Centre When new sport facilities when a king would gift a white Generally, publicly owned taxpayer. in Québec City. align with long-term city elephant to a subordinate he sport facilities have suffered As a result, public In these cases, cities have had plans, strategic partnerships was dissatisfied with because far worse than those that are administrators and taxpayers to be creative and reimagine can be explored. For example, the associated costs of keeping privately owned. Most sport can become skeptical of new purposes for their facilities. For partnerships with professional a white elephant significantly facilities that were constructed publicly funded projects. And example, while the Alamodome sports teams, because the most outweigh its value. for major sport events between conflicts around sports facilities was built with the intention successful facilities have a Today’s white elephants 1996 and 2010 have experienced can cause owners to threaten of attracting an NFL team, it professional sports team as include sports facilities that use and financial challenges. to move or negotiate out of has primarily been used as a an anchor tenant. have experienced substantial These often become financial paying rent; once construction convention centre, to host Planners should also consider construction cost overruns, burdens for taxpayers. is completed, facilities can NBA games and the occasional designing and building are underused or present a The problem extends to increase the values of sport bowl game. adaptable and flexible facilities financial burden to taxpayers. recently constructed facilities. team franchises. Several professional sports to create additional opportunity White elephants are so common The 2014 Sochi Olympics To amplify the financial teams across North America for future use and create spaces that sport facility legacies could produced multiple sport repercussions, newly saw attendance drop by more for recreation and public use possibly be the least promising facilities that have struggled constructed or renovated than 10 per cent between that give the facility additional benefit of hosting a major sport with post-event use and cost professional sports facilities 2008 and 2018. Major League opportunities for community event. upwards of US$399 million per received a total of US$3.2 billion (MLB) experienced a attachment and public benefits. However, the term has year to maintain. in tax breaks between 2000 league-wide decline of 10 per It’s crucially important to generally not been applied to Meanwhile, a judge has and 2016. cent between 2017 and 2018. involve future operators when sport facilities that professional ordered the closure of the 2016 A recent example, the Data suggests that younger designing the facility to ensure sport teams call home. Rio over safety privately funded SoFi stadium in sports fans may be less likely it suits their needs. The pandemic has further concerns. The sport facilities Inglewood, Calif. — with a price to attend actual events, instead Post-pandemic sport facilities exaggerated these white began to fall into disrepair only tag of US$5 billion — sought to relying on media for their sport will need to be reimagined with elephant characteristics of six months after the Games recoup US$100 million in tax consumption. alterations to building codes to just about all large spectator concluded. reimbursements in its first five Strategic locations include virus-proof the stands. Return sport facilities. In North America, there years of operation. Despite the using brownfields — unused protocols may differ depending For example, the stadium have been over 40 professional capacity to hold up to 100,000 land previously used for on whether it be a professional constructed for the 1976 sport facilities constructed for select events, SoFi stadium industrial purposes — situated sport or recreation facility. Montréal Olympics — known or renovated since 2005 for opened in September 2020 to within urban regeneration areas The size of facilities should as the Big O — had an original the five major sport leagues. zero fans in its stands due to that experience high levels of be reconsidered. International estimated cost of $250 million. While the vast majority of these COVID-19. traffic. Brownfields are often competitions need to be However, it is referred to teams are privately owned, Underused facilities can also occupied by infrastructure reconsidered to prevent as the “Big Owe” because the facility projects have be a concern for stadiums and that has been deemed obsolete. unnecessary stadiums and construction costs inflated received US$12.6 billion in arenas built with the intention Planners should consider costly renovations. to a $1.4 billion project. public subsidies, or 48 per cent of hosting professional sports. repurposing existing Between 2000 and 2018, of the cost. Whether it be new Cities have constructed stadiums facilities and, if there is no (TheConversations. ) there have been substantial construction or renovation, and failed to successfully attain immediate need based on the